Fisolami spent 4 years building fintech products that didn't solve real problems. Then his mum spent 3 hours trying to find a cleaner for his sister's wedding. He decided to fix it. Now he's obsessed with closing gaps in Nigeria's services economy.
About Scrub
Scrub: closing Nigeria's service gap.
We're not a startup trying to disrupt an industry. We're a solution trying to fix a real problem that affects millions of Nigerians every single day.
The gap
The invisible economy.
Nigeria's cleaning market is huge. Billions of naira change hands every year — but it's all informal. WhatsApp. Recommendations. Word-of-mouth.
This creates a problem for everyone:
- Clients can't find reliable cleaners and waste time vetting.
- Cleaners have no formal channel and rely on sporadic referrals.
- Quality suffers because there's no accountability.
- Trust is built slowly, if at all.
Meanwhile, millions of young Nigerians are looking for flexible income. They have the time and energy. They just need a platform that lets them be their own boss, earn real money, and build a reputation.
Scrub fixes both sides of this equation.
Before Scrub
Hi. Are you free tomorrow?
Seen. (no reply)
Tried calling… off.
How much do you charge?
What time will you come?
3 hours of chasing. Still no confirmation.
With Scrub
Post a job
3-bed flat · Ikeja · tomorrow 9am
3 cleaners bid
Avg. ₦17,200 · all rated 4.8+
Accepted · Paid on completion
60 seconds start to finish.
Our mission
A marketplace where work is dignified.
We're building a place where anyone with a skill — or the will to develop one — can earn dignified money. In Nigeria, by Nigerians, for Nigerians.
Trust
Verification, ratings, and secure payments — built in from day one.
Opportunity
A real channel for millions of young Nigerians to earn with dignity.
Dignity
Fair prices, fair pay, fair reviews. No one gets squeezed.
Founder stories
In their own words.
I grew up watching my mum solve domestic problems the old way — calls, texts, favours. When I started building in tech, I became obsessed with why the digital solutions didn't exist here. Not because they were impossible. Because we weren't building them. Scrub is my response: a product designed from the ground up for Nigeria's realities and opportunities.
Fisolami
Co-Founder & Product
I've built a lot of things. But nothing felt as urgent as this: how do you help millions of people skip the "finding a service provider" phase and get straight to "trusting and transacting"? That's the Scrub problem. And it's the most exciting engineering challenge I've tackled.
Michael
Co-Founder & Engineering
Meet the founders
Built by people who get it.
Real founders, reachable on WhatsApp. If you message us, we'll reply.
Why we're different
Why Scrub isn't just ‘Uber for cleaning.’
A side-by-side of how it's done today vs. how it works on Scrub.
Traditional (WhatsApp)
Scrub
Cleaner verification
Cleaner verificationNone
Every cleaner verified
Availability
AvailabilityUnpredictable
Ratings & reviews upfront
Payments
PaymentsCash, no guarantee
Secure escrow, instant release
Accountability
AccountabilityNone
Rate & review, build reputation
Communication
CommunicationSlow, one-on-one
Instant alerts, 60-sec booking
Still have questions?
Talk to us. We actually answer.
Email, WhatsApp, carrier pigeon — whatever works. We read every message.